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Ukraine captures first Indonesian prisoner of war trying to join Russian assault

Headline via The Independent · first report 11 Nov, 11:03 IST, latest 11 Nov, 15:09 IST

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What we know

2 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from The Guardian at 11 Nov, 11:03 IST; the latest is from The Independent at 11 Nov, 15:09 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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First report11 Nov, 11:03 IST
Latest report11 Nov, 15:09 IST
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Capture of man from Java follows reports that hundreds are being recruited from the south-east Asian country as Moscow seeks to boost its war effortUkraine says it has captured its first Indonesian prisoner of war, amid what it says is a spike in recruitment…
The man was taken to the Zaporizhzhia region in southern Ukraine to join a Russian assault but reached Ukrainian-held territory after his group came under drone attack

Quoted from the newsrooms’ own feeds, with their names and links. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details.

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